United Way has the knowledge of who is doing the best work… providing the highest benefit for the dollar
Frank Techar
President and CEO,
Personal and
Commercial Banking Canada, BMO Financial Group
The future of Toronto's health and well-being is that much brighter thanks to Frank Techar's generous first-time Leadership gift to United Way Toronto's annual campaign. His decision to give not only stems from a strong sense of corporate social responsibility as a senior executive at BMO, but was also made with the support of his wife and daughters, who help to define the family's philanthropic goals.
Frank was first exposed to the work of United Way while at a previous position at Harris Bankcorp, Inc. in Chicago, where, immersed in their workplace campaign, he spent a lot of time listening and learning from United Way agencies and the people they helped. He was sold on United Way's quality of commitment in ensuring that funds raised were placed in the capable hands of agencies where it will do the most good. "United Way has the knowledge of who is doing the best work… providing the highest benefit for the dollar. They are very good with allocations," says Frank, which is one of the reasons why he supports United Way's Community Fund and plans to continue to do so.
Now that his giving patterns have migrated across the border with his move to BMO in July 2006, Frank is extremely proud to be involved with a company that has such a strong commitment to community. Along with BMO's long-standing relationship with United Way, including employee involvement on both the Campaign and Major Individual Giving Cabinet, BMO has also created an Employee Charitable Foundation to benefit the community. United Way is one of the largest recipients of the Foundation's funds, which will go a long way in tackling Toronto's unique challenges. "As a community continues to grow, so do needs," says Frank. "Organizations such as United Way are needed to help make change happen."
Frank Techar was the Spotlight Leadership Donor in our quarterly newsletter, Community Matters: Summer 2008.
